Lyrics
By day
Engaging in daily activities
Positioning pearls on younger girls
Placing value on innocence or purity in young girls
Who couldn't be bothered
Indifferent or apathetic attitude in those girls
Buttoning poise on younger boys
Displaying composure in young boys
Avoiding their father
Avoiding confrontation or interaction with their father
A shade in my employer's waking dream
Refers to the dream experienced by the speaker's employer
I conduct myself invisibly
Conducting oneself discreetly or without notice
By moon
Transitioning to nighttime
A fan of reprimand and the new man in the room
Expressing disapproval and introducing a new person
I'm queer in a way that works for you
Identifying as queer in a way that appeals to others
If this is stupid will you see it through
Questioning the rationality of a situation
The lengths I go to get hold on to
Putting in significant effort to hold onto something
By day
Repetition of daytime actions
Positioning pearls on younger girls
Continuing to emphasize purity in young girls
Who couldn't be bothered
Highlighting indifference in those girls
Buttoning poise on younger boys
Reiterating composure in young boys
Avoiding their father
Repeating avoidance of their father
I ran out of expectancy
Feeling depleted of expectations
Everyone alive live fuller lives than me
Comparing one's life unfavorably to others
By moon
Return to nighttime
I'm queer in a way that works for you
Reiterating a queer identity that appeals to others
I might allow the devil through
Considering allowing negativity or temptation
If this is awful I will not be moved
Being unmovable in the face of adversity
The lengths I go to get held on to
Continuing to make significant efforts to hold onto something
By hate
Introducing the theme of hatred
Pearls on younger girls
Reiterating the emphasis on purity in young girls in a negative context
Who couldn't be bothered
Highlighting indifference in those girls negatively
Poise on younger boys
Reiterating composure in young boys negatively
Avoiding their father
Repeating avoidance of their father negatively
I ran out of expectancy
Feeling depleted of expectations again
Everyone alive live fuller lives than me
Reiterating the unfavorable comparison of one's life to others
Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie
Repetition of the word "lie" suggesting deception or falsehood
Lie lie lie lie lie
Continuation of the theme of deception
Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie
Further emphasis on deception
Lie lie lie lie lie
Continuation of the theme of deception
Queer in a way that's failed me
Expressing a queer identity that has not served the speaker well
I'm not enough of anything
Feeling inadequate or lacking in various aspects
Queer in a way that works for them
Reiterating a queer identity that appeals to others but in a different context
Common tongue work in uncommon beds
Noting the commonality of communication in unconventional places
I'm so stupid in my confidence
Expressing self-doubt despite confidence
I doubt my will can last this thinly spread
Questioning the sustainability of the speaker's willpower
Everyone outside swallow the light and creed
Encouraging others to conform to societal norms
Everyone alive live fuller lives than me
Repeating the unfavorable comparison of one's life to others
I'm queer in a way that's failed me
Expressing a queer identity that has not served the speaker well again
Everyone alive live fuller lives than me
Reiterating the unfavorable comparison of one's life to others once more
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